What to Order at
Broken Spanish

Slow-cooked lamb in maguey leaves with salsa verde and handmade tortillas

"The barbacoa technique requires infrastructure that most kitchens do not have — the maguey leaves, the pit, the timeline. Broken Spanish has the infrastructure and the patience. The lamb emerges from …"

Wood-fired open-faced tortilla with heirloom beans, tasajo, and Oaxacan cheese

"Tlayuda at Broken Spanish is a wood-fired open-faced tortilla with heirloom beans, tasajo (air-dried beef), and Oaxacan cheese. The tortilla is made on a comal, then placed in the wood oven until it h…"

Classic Mexican sponge cake soaked in three milks with cajeta

"Tres leches cake at Broken Spanish is the dessert that appears at the end of every meal for a reason. The sponge cake soaks up a three-milk mixture — evaporated milk, condensed milk, heavy cream — unt…"